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. 2022 Mar 18;9:101668. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2022.101668

Table 3.

Description of the parameters used in the Ice Nudge module.

Parameter Value Description
cd 0.0055 Ocean drag coefficient
θ 0 Turning angle between geostrophic and surface current
ρw 1026kgm3 Density of sea water
ρi 917kgm3 Density of ice
μ 0.054CPSU1 Ratio of the freezing point temperature to the salinity of the brine
KO 2.03Wm1C1 Thermal conductivity of fresh ice
Li 3.34×105Jkg1 Latent heat of fusion of ice
cw 4218JC1kg1 Specific heat capacity of sea water
ch 0.006 Heat transfer coefficient
u* max((τio)ρw,0.005)ms1 Friction velocity
ki 1.4m1 Extinction coefficient
i0 0.7 Fraction of penetrating shortwave radiation
αi 0.7 Ice albedo